Global Diagnosis: A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

Incisal edge position is often considered the most important factor when treating complex restorative patients, yet the incisal edges can be in a perfect position and the final result can still fail due to unacceptable gingival levels. The emphasis in the Global Diagnosis system is to determine the etiology of the aberrant gingival positions prior to treatment. The power of the system is that the diagnosis leads to the treatment plan. This book explains the Global Diagnosis system and shows how to diagnose and treat patients based on five CORE questions. Subsequent chapters outline treatment options. The final chapter challenges the reader to treatment plan cases based on the five questions and other diagnostic information. Included is a CD with the CORE template, which allows readers to input diagnostic photographs and information to facilitate record keeping.

Contents

Chapter 01. Global Diagnosis: The Art and Science of Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning
Chapter 02. Global Analysis Diagnosis Form
Chapter 03. The Five CORE Questions
Chapter 04. Esthetic Crown Lengthening Surgery
Chapter 05. Tissue Grafting
Chapter 06. Dentoalveolar Intrusion of the Adult Dentition
Chapter 07. Forced Eruption
Chapter 08. Orthognathic Surgery
Chapter 09. Dental Facial Plastics
Chapter 10. Dentoalveolar Extrusion: The Most Difficult Global Diagnosis
Chapter 11. Sequencing the Treatment Plan
Chapter 12. The CORE Template
Chapter 13. Case Studies